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No.Condition Text
1.The creation of an additional storey to the existing modestly proportioned part of the development at Avon House, in the approach taken would by reason of the resultant height, scale, bulk and mass appear incongruous, overbearing, dominant, visually intrusive and out of character in the streetscene and the surrounding area. Consequently, under the provisions of Schedule 2, Part 20, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2020 [as amended], the prior approval of the Local Planning Authority is refused.
2.The application fails to provide a daylight/sunlight assessment for the proposed flats, resulting in insufficient evidence to demonstrate acceptable living conditions. This omission is considered unacceptable. Consequently the proposals do not comply with the provisions of Part A.2. (f) of Schedule 2, Part 20, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2020 [as amended], the prior approval of the Local Planning Authority is refused.
3.The submitted Daylight and Sunlight assessment is inaccurate and cannot be relied upon, as it incorrectly depicts the adjoining two-storey element of Avon House as a three-storey structure. As such, the conclusions drawn from the report are fundamentally flawed. In the absence of a reliable assessment, the proposed additional storey to part of Avon House, by reason of its siting, increased height, scale, bulk and massing, would appear overbearing, dominant and visually intrusive. It would result in an unacceptable loss of light and outlook to nearby occupiers, particularly those within the attached two-storey element of Avon House and the nearest block within Avon Court (Nos. 154-170). Consequently, as contrary to part A.2. (1) (g), under the provisions of Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2020 [as amended], the prior approval of the Local Planning Authority is refused.